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Alice Walton, collective bargaining, Hillary Clinton, Political donations, selective outrage, Walmart
Washington Free Beacon by Zach Gorelick
Alice Walton photo: Walmart/Hillary Clinton photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr (cc)
A major anti-Walmart union is staying tight-lipped about billionaire Walmart heiress Alice Walton’s six-figure donation to Hillary Clinton.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union endorsed Clinton in January, less than one month after Walton contributed more than $353,000 to a pro-Hillary fund.
International president of the UFCW Marc Perrone wrote in a statement, “It is our members’ strong belief that Hillary Clinton is not just the strongest presidential candidate, but the right one.” The union has sparred for decades with Walmart, going so far as to create the ‘Making Change at Walmart’ union group, which represents Walmart workers and frequently tangles[…]
Apparently, Hillary Clinton is not the only corporate Democratic whore out there. Let me correct that. Bernie Sanders does not want his supporters to use that language but then I am not a supporter.
In any event, I stand corrected; Hillary Clinton is not the only corporate Progressive whore out there. Big labor leaders are obviously in line not far behind Clinton.
Who would have guessed, the hypocrites!
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